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Re: "like new" brownstone
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David west <[log in to unmask]>
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BP - Dwell time 5 minutes.
Date:
Fri, 7 May 1999 01:16:17 +0100
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AGREED.

I think consolidants can be risky with delamination of argillaceous (clay matrix) sandstones.  They don't really address the fundamental mechanisms of decay.

I believe options really are limited to chopping off or replacing.

david west

>>> Ken Follett <[log in to unmask]> 7/05/99 13:09:18 >>>
John Mascaro wrote:

> I prefer to arrest the degradation of the stone with a consolidant and just Let
>
> It Be.

I was of the impression that consolidants are not effective in bridging the gaps
of delaminations in sandstones. Need input!

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